Is it prescribed to recite the Qur'an over water for treatment?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it prescribed to recite the Qur'an over water seeking healing?
The Shaykh : Yes, what is it? Is it to be drunk?
The questioner : Is it prescribed to recite the Qur'an over water seeking healing?
The Shaykh : What the Sunnah brought is that one recites directly over the sick person. However, some of the Salaf used to recite over water and have the sick person drink it or anoint himself with it. They took this from the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would take some of his saliva from the earth and wipe the place he wanted to heal, saying: "The earth of our land, with the saliva of some of us, by which our sick person is healed, by the permission of our Lord." So if a person recites over water, there is no harm in having the sick person drink from it. But it is obligatory for the reciter, if he knows that there is an illness in his mouth, not to recite, because the illness might transfer to the afflicted sick person, and that would be harm to the patient. As for if a person knows from himself that he is safe, there is no harm in reciting. But as I said, reciting directly over the sick person is the first and the best.
The Shaykh : Yes, what is it? Is it to be drunk?
The questioner : Is it prescribed to recite the Qur'an over water seeking healing?
The Shaykh : What the Sunnah brought is that one recites directly over the sick person. However, some of the Salaf used to recite over water and have the sick person drink it or anoint himself with it. They took this from the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would take some of his saliva from the earth and wipe the place he wanted to heal, saying: "The earth of our land, with the saliva of some of us, by which our sick person is healed, by the permission of our Lord." So if a person recites over water, there is no harm in having the sick person drink from it. But it is obligatory for the reciter, if he knows that there is an illness in his mouth, not to recite, because the illness might transfer to the afflicted sick person, and that would be harm to the patient. As for if a person knows from himself that he is safe, there is no harm in reciting. But as I said, reciting directly over the sick person is the first and the best.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، هل يشرع قراءة القرآن على ماء للعلاج ؟ #ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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